Tag Archives: Research

In Sweden we have just endured a minor uproar over Superstar Surgeon, Paolo Macchiarinis fall from grace. Macchiarini has been recently convicted of falsifying test results and continuing to perform his new operations despite controversy. Six of the eight patients … Continue reading →

I’ve just been at the inaugural LUCID Young Researchers Conference along with a host of other young guns all interested in sustainability challenges from both the natural and social sciences and just about everything in-between. Beyond being impressed by the variety of ways … Continue reading →

One of my favourite parts of immersing in Swedish culture is the sauna. Sweating in hot cedar and then dipping in the cold North Sea with the old dames of malmö has become somewhat of a mid-week ritual. One I’m … Continue reading →

I do solemnly declare that I shall give the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. I’ve never really thought much about what the truth is. But Liv told me there is no such thing. At face value … Continue reading →

Seeing the world how it ‘really is’ is one of the fundamental aims of any research. Physicists study how matter really exists, biologists how organisms really exist, and sociologists how societies really exist. Studying people and societies is uniquely challenging … Continue reading →

Since starting this academic caper I am constantly surprised at how much I really don’t know. There’s more research after a PhD?!? It takes six months to publish an article?!? The study on Balinese cocktailology got funding?!? The more I … Continue reading →

I was in Leipzig for a workshop on Collective Agency, which was very inspiring and thought provoking, and I wanted to share all of the discussions here, but they were so proliferate and sometimes disparate that I am going to … Continue reading →

“Personal washing routines are currently the most water intensive activity in Irish households” Irish researchers recently published a report on sustainable washing practices, right up my alley. This report is particularly interesting as they imagine a sustainable washing future, and … Continue reading →

RMIT Sustainability commune is currently inviting postgraduate researchers and thinkers in sustainable fashion to present research papers, practice presentations and workshops at the second annual Commune @ RMIT Brunswick on the 18th July 2012. Commune is a Festival, Market and … Continue reading →

Nobody was Dirty has just finished up at The National Gallery of Victoria. I was happy to have such thoughtful engagement from everyday people, and my research is much more complete for attracting this element of community review. Below are … Continue reading →